King Tut

I think an ash body seems to cut through a mix well - a la Warwick Corvette $$ or my nice 88 Stingray. Lots of low mid punch. Whaddya reckon guys?

Where I put my rig is usually dictated by the space available. I know this is usually not ideal, and i have to EQ to the best of my abilities. I doubt if there's many bands would set up around the bass player's ideal position!

[quote name='phatmonkey' post='200938' date='May 17 2008, 10:51 AM']We also recently passed the number of posts that bassworld and basstalk had combined (193,616), with only half the number of members.[/quote] We obviously have far too much time on our hands!! Happy Birthday to us!

Maybe you just need a shim under the body end of the neck?

Nothing wrong with the bass you've got mate. If you're gonna gig in the future, I'd be patient and put the money towards a decent combo. or amp and cab.

He's is/was the bass player with Van Halen

No mate - it's the neck volume pot that's used for switching.

[quote name='Waldo' post='193364' date='May 6 2008, 09:25 PM']If you want light and GREAT, check out the Eden Nemesis line of combos. I have the 2x12 one which I can comfortably move around on my own and it has loads of power. The 2x10 would definatly be worth a look if you want something smaller.[/quote] And I've got one for sale!!

Coincidentally, my cousin is going to record our gig on Saturday for his college course - I'll let you know how it goes!

I sold my AH 300 head when I bought my MB SA450. I've now bought a Mark V AH250 which weighs about 5 times as much as the MB but knocks it into a cocked hat when it comes to grunt. Still got the MB and will take it out again soon to recompare, but I love the Trace.

Neil - PM me your email addy and I'll send something to you - not sure how to put it on the site. Col

I'd go for a mexi classic. i used to have one and didn't get on with the neck width, but otherwise it was lovely. I've got some sound clips of mine live through a trace if you want to hear what one sounds like in a band situation.

I've got a pair of Wharfedale Titan 12's (passive) that are fantastic. very light, reliable (so far) and pretty loud. They seem to have picked up scuffs quite easily but I don't transport them in their covers, and their used at one to three gigs each week. We even put the kick drum through them at smaller vgigs, and supplement them with subs for bigger gigs.

I just bought a Geddy Lee Jazz body off of Chris. It was exactly as described except he threw in a BA II bridge instead of a standard thingy!! Checked it was OK first - which - of course - it was. The body was well packaged, and he kept me up to date throughout the transaction. Couldn't have asked for more - thanks dude!! Col

I've just bought a rather super fully loaded Geddy Body from chrisdabass, and I'm wanting to put a black sceratchplate on it. I've checked on Bass Parts resource, and I've seen they do a specific replacement for the geddy. However, I was really looking for something with the pickup cover holes and lower thumbrest holes ala pre 74 ish. Of course - I could always just drill these into a standard scratchplate. Does anyone know if there's any difference in the hole spacing with a geddy guard - or maybe it's just the single screw hole in the middle that makes it specific. Whaddya reckon guys and gals?

Thank you miss penguin it was very helpful - although from the two replies, I'm obviously going to have to experiment with the tightness of the bow! The gig went really well, but we were running a bit behind time, and guess what number I dropped? That's right - the one that used the bow.....coward that I am!!

[quote name='MB1' post='184448' date='Apr 24 2008, 12:26 PM']MB1. What!....Ronnie Jordan? An original AH 250 GP 11(immaculate condition/recently serviced/all 100%)with cover circa 1980s on Ebay sold for £190 Last week only a couple of miles away from me....... still gutted! [/quote] Hee hee - I got one of them!! Awesome!

Thanks Dougal!

I've started using a bow on my NS CR5 and I want to clear a few questions up - quickly if possible as I've got my first gig featuring the bow on one song this friday! First off - how do I know if I've adjusted the bow to the correct amount of tension? Should I loosen the bow off after use? How often should I apply rosin to the bow, and how much? I'm getting a build up of rosin on the strings, should I clean it off and if so, with what? Any other tips would be appreciated dudes!